NPR 2011-12-21

 In the house of representative:the nes were 193 and the motion is optic?Without objection emotion reconsider is laid upon the table.Republicans powered through a rejection¹ of the senate pass 2 month extension of unemployment benefit and payroll² tax cut.President Obama had worked towards senate republicans on the compromise and he praised them for putting politics aside.I need a speaker and house republican to do the same ,put politics aside, put aside issues where there are fundamental disagreements and come together on something we agree on.That's not how speaker of the house John Boehner seizes it.Next step is clear and president Obama needs to call on and settle down democrats³ to go back into cession⁴ and move it to the conference and sit down and resolve this bill as quickly as possible.Meanwhile senate majority leader Harry⁵ Redd is refusing to negotiate a longer extension with the house until the members there accept the short term version.

 

The late fall snowstorm p~ into the southwest and great plain state and now it's been blame for at least  6 deaths. C.C of member station KUNC reports travel has all the ground to a halt in the region.After seeing temperature in the 60s just the day before the blast of the arctic weather hit a lot of people  by surprise.The c~ state patrol says the  southwesten portion of the state are mostly shut down.Hotels there and across northern new Mexico were near capacity with stranded⁶ travellers heading to spend the holidays in C~ resort town.Many roads were closed and highway officials warned the emergency travel only on those that are open.The snow and wind are expected to t~ off by tonight,for NPR news,I'm C.C in Denver.

 

Two NY city investment banker are among the 5 dead at a small plane crash on inter⁷ state 287 in heading to New Jersey⁸.G.H company says two managing directors were abroad,the company said the wife and two childern of one of them also were abroad.

 

The c~ department is reporting almost 700000 new house start for another October a 9.3% job,it is the highest level since April of 2010 but well blow the 1.2 million new houses annually⁹ that an economist¹⁰ says mark a healthy housing market.

 

Europe,strongest economy appears to be rebounding,giving world and markets a better holiday cheer.German business confidence wrote unexpectedly in December ,well German consumers were resilient in the face of the rising economic risks and the ongoing¹¹ debt crisis.

 

A big day on wall street.The dow up 325 points at 1281 in trading of 2 billion shares.The NASDAQ is up 77.This is NPR news.

 

The body of the long time North Korea ruler Kim Jong-il lies in a  glass coffin¹² at a memorial palace in P~.As weeping mourners filled the communist north public p~, South Korea has offered condolences to the North Korea people,but will not send a delegation¹³ to the funeral.

 

Teens in low income neighbourhoods are more likely than their prosperous counterparts to get the wrong information about emergency contraseptic pill.NPR Julie Rovner has more about the findings reported in the journal of the America medical association.Posting as adolescent researchers from the Boston medical center called every commercial pharmacy¹⁴ in 5 cities in different regions to the US.Under the law,girl 17 and older may purchase an emergency contraseptic or m~ after pills without a prescription¹⁵.But in nearly one in five cases teens were told they can't obtain the drug and they are far more likely to be told that by pharmacy located in low income areas than those in the wealthier neighbourhoods.When callers asked about the age cut off there were also less likely to get the correct information from staffs and pharmacies¹⁶ in lower income areas.The study appears online in the journal of the America medical association.Julie Rovner NPR news.

 

There are NYers who's been waiting for the day when they pass their ashes can be i~ with their best friend or mates.Now the state devision of cemetery¹⁷ has restores permission to allow the ashes of the deceased pet owners to be buried with their forever companions.The new regulations stipulate¹⁸ that pet cemetery may neither advertize nor charge for the service.

1 rejection   

n.拒绝，被拒，抛弃，被弃

参考例句：

• He decided not to approach her for fear of rejection.他因怕遭拒绝决定不再去找她。
• The rejection plunged her into the dark depths of despair.遭到拒绝使她陷入了绝望的深渊。

2 payroll   

n.工资表，在职人员名单，工薪总额

参考例句：

• His yearly payroll is $1.2 million.他的年薪是120万美元。
• I can't wait to get my payroll check.我真等不及拿到我的工资单了。

3 democrats   

n.民主主义者，民主人士( democrat的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• The Democrats held a pep rally on Capitol Hill yesterday. 民主党昨天在国会山召开了竞选誓师大会。
• The democrats organize a filibuster in the senate. 民主党党员组织了阻挠议事。 来自《简明英汉词典》

4 cession   

n.割让，转让

参考例句：

• The cession of the territory could not be avoided because they lost the war.因为他们输了这场战争，割让领土是无法避免的。
• In 1814,Norwegians resisted the cession of their country to Sweden and adopted a new constitution.1814年挪威人反对向瑞典割让自己的国土，并且制定了新的宪法。

5 harry   

vt.掠夺，蹂躏，使苦恼

参考例句：

• Today,people feel more hurried and harried.今天，人们感到更加忙碌和苦恼。
• Obama harried business by Healthcare Reform plan.奥巴马用医改掠夺了商界。

6 stranded   

a.搁浅的，进退两难的

参考例句：

• He was stranded in a strange city without money. 他流落在一个陌生的城市里， 身无分文，一筹莫展。
• I was stranded in the strange town without money or friends. 我困在那陌生的城市，既没有钱，又没有朋友。

7 inter   

v.埋葬

参考例句：

• They interred their dear comrade in the arms.他们埋葬了他们亲爱的战友。
• The man who died in that accident has been interred.在那次事故中死的那个人已经被埋葬了。

8 jersey   

n.运动衫

参考例句：

• He wears a cotton jersey when he plays football.他穿运动衫踢足球。
• They were dressed alike in blue jersey and knickers.他们穿着一致，都是蓝色的运动衫和灯笼短裤。

9 annually   

adv.一年一次，每年

参考例句：

• Many migratory birds visit this lake annually.许多候鸟每年到这个湖上作短期逗留。
• They celebrate their wedding anniversary annually.他们每年庆祝一番结婚纪念日。

10 economist   

n.经济学家，经济专家，节俭的人

参考例句：

• He cast a professional economist's eyes on the problem.他以经济学行家的眼光审视这个问题。
• He's an economist who thinks he knows all the answers.他是个经济学家，自以为什么都懂。

11 ongoing   

adj.进行中的，前进的

参考例句：

• The problem is ongoing.这个问题尚未解决。
• The issues raised in the report relate directly to Age Concern's ongoing work in this area.报告中提出的问题与“关心老人”组织在这方面正在做的工作有直接的关系。

12 coffin   

n.棺材，灵柩

参考例句：

• When one's coffin is covered,all discussion about him can be settled.盖棺论定。
• The coffin was placed in the grave.那口棺材已安放到坟墓里去了。

13 delegation   

n.代表团；派遣

参考例句：

• The statement of our delegation was singularly appropriate to the occasion.我们代表团的声明非常适合时宜。
• We shall inform you of the date of the delegation's arrival.我们将把代表团到达的日期通知你。

14 pharmacy   

n.药房，药剂学，制药业，配药业，一批备用药品

参考例句：

• She works at the pharmacy.她在药房工作。
• Modern pharmacy has solved the problem of sleeplessness.现代制药学已经解决了失眠问题。

15 prescription   

n.处方，开药；指示，规定

参考例句：

• The physician made a prescription against sea- sickness for him.医生给他开了个治晕船的药方。
• The drug is available on prescription only.这种药只能凭处方购买。

16 pharmacies   

药店

参考例句：

• Still, 32 percent of the pharmacies filled the prescriptions. 但仍然有32%的药剂师配发了这两张药方。 来自互联网
• Chinese herbal pharmacies, and traditional massage therapists in the Vancouver telephone book. 中药店，和传统的按摩师在温哥华的电话簿里。 来自互联网

17 cemetery   

n.坟墓，墓地，坟场

参考例句：

• He was buried in the cemetery.他被葬在公墓。
• His remains were interred in the cemetery.他的遗体葬在墓地。

18 stipulate   

vt.规定，（作为条件）讲定，保证

参考例句：

• International rules stipulate the number of foreign entrants.国际规则规定了外国参赛者的人数。
• Some manufacturers stipulate the price at which their goods are to be sold.有些制造商规定出售他们生产的商品的价格。